Jesse Waters (2:47)

I'm telling you, they're crazy.

Kayleigh McEnany (2:50)

You know, Jesse, I wish the Democrats would have taken the Fetterman approach. Suit up, stand up when appropriate, sit and listen.

Jesse Waters (2:57)

But even if they sit, Trump still owns them. I love State of the Union Trump. I think it's better than rally Trump, better than sit down, interview Trump, even better than GG Show Trump. This guy owns this format because there's a physical division right in the middle of the chamber. So he creates a moment and then exploits the moment to get a reaction from the Democrats. And the reaction proves his point. He accentuates it so deliciously that the Democrats are baited into going where they don't want to go. And then he says, see, I told you so. You're having government officials transition children behind parents back. And the Democrats are saying no. And so they fall for it because he has them there. There's no moderator, there's no media filter. It's the Trump show and he is in total control. Kelly. That's why they didn't go. That's why 70 played hooky. Cuz they don't want to be a part of it because he merchandises their faces or they're yelling or their canes or whatever the hell they do. It's also a great format for the President because the Republicans are just better looking. All of the cutaways to these Democrats.

Greg Gutfeld (4:23)

It's sad.

Jesse Waters (4:23)

It is a sad look that our cabinet's more attractive, the Trump family's more attractive. I'm sorry, it's just the truth. Also, Trump loves awards. It's become an award show now. You get a Medal of Freedom, you get a Medal of Honor. This person got a tax refund, she got fertility drugs. Him hosting an award show now, which is great. And that's why it's so fun, because he's a great storyteller. This is the kind of speech that gives a president momentum. This is the speech that gives the president legs because the distinction between him and the Democrats was so clear. And now you can see for the first time, all of these wins, that he can now take this momentum and then drive it home over and over and over again. Everyone's talking about the speech, the hockey, the Democrats going crazy. Their problem is, is if they do clap for common sense stuff, then Trump looks powerful and persuasive on television and then their base gets angry. And if they sit there like this when Trump's saying normal things that everybody agrees with, everybody watching at home thinks the Democrats are crazy. So that's the problem. He just makes the points so forcefully. The Democrats are just sitting ducks.

Kayleigh McEnany (5:43)

Yeah, it's catch 22 for them. Dana. The CNN Snap poll showed that at the beginning of the speech, 54% of viewers thought that we were heading in the right direction. Now 64% by the end. So does he make that shift that then carries over into the Midterms.

Jessica Tarlov (5:57)

I mean, I don't know. I think that for a lot of people, nobody even remembers that he gave a primetime address from the Oval Office about affordability two months ago. It just like it's. He talks. Exactly.

Kayleigh McEnany (6:08)

He did.

Jessica Tarlov (6:08)

And. Yeah.

Kayleigh McEnany (6:10)

Oh.

Greg Gutfeld (6:12)

So.

Jessica Tarlov (6:13)

But for tonight, for a few days, for maybe momentum going forward for ideas, like, there wasn't a lot of legislative ideas put forward, and that was fine. What he did do is he spotlighted people rather than policies. So much policy, of course, sprinkled in. But that doesn't make for a good show. And what did make for a good show was like actually seeing the people who he generally seems to care about, keep in touch with, want to help through their grief or want to celebrate for their accomplishments. And bookending it with our B block is going to be about the hockey team. We're going to get there. But then at the end, you have the 100-year-old man who is getting the Medal of Honor from Mental Freedom. Excuse me.

Kayleigh McEnany (6:53)

I think it was a Congressional Medal of Honor. Right.

Jessica Tarlov (6:55)

And then. And the first lady is going to provide him with that. I also thought it was quite remarkable. You had this Venezuelan political prisoner who comes in, surprises his niece, and then they leave and he says, have a good time. So, yes, it did become a little bit of a show. I don't know how long it lasts in terms of the good vibes, because what really matters after State of the Union, I believe, is the follow through. So the Cabinet now has a lot of work to do. So he gave them a few things that were of suggestion, like on prescription drugs, for example. So can you go out and sell that? But I think the big thing that they're going to continue to talk about is the big beautiful bill. That was the one big, huge piece of legislation that is starting to take hold now. And people will really start to see that in April when the tax returns start to come in and they will be bigger than they have been before. And you really can't win the midterms in February. You have to kind of assess that more in like April or May.

Kayleigh McEnany (7:50)

Yeah. And no tax on tips and tax on overtime. That will all be very telling. You know, one moment that will last. And I can assure you, Jessica, because Republicans will make it last, is when this statement was made, the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. Stand. If you agree with that, this, why didn't Democrats stand?

Dana Perino (8:09)

Well, I think to Jesse's point, that they didn't want to play into the Trump show and you're between a rock and a hard place. And I was thinking about if I was in that room, my quads would have gotten the most insane workout because I'd be like halfway between. And I mean, I think the State of the Union has far less impact than it used to. I mean, these things happen. And aside, then we kind of move on past them. I mean, the last say the Union for Joe Biden mattered a lot because it was the proof of life video. Right. So we had that for a little bit. But in general, it was kind of any other night, which I think is why so many Democrats felt like they had leeway to go and do something else. And Leader Jeffries said that that was fine. I think that we should institute a rule that any guest of either party, as long as it's not a totally partisan pick, you stand for them and you applaud if it's someone who served the country, if it's someone who something terrible happened to them or their family, no matter what the president has said about them, like there was no reason that President Trump had to lie about who killed that poor Ukrainian refugee on the North Carolina train, said that she was killed by someone who was here illegally. She was killed by an American citizen who's from Charlotte, North Carolina. That's unnecessary. But does that family deserves applause no matter what's going on? And I think that we should institute that. In terms of Jesse's analysis of the evening, there are a lot of people who did not feel the same way that Navigator Research was doing dials throughout the whole thing. President Trump went out there, went through his greatest hits, and did not do what his advisers had hoped that he would do, which is to say, I feel your pain. This is a work in process. We've had some wins, but there's more to do. So they showed that the dials went down when Trump mentioned the golden age that prices are down, America is winning tariffs, which are just a big illegal tax on American consumers. CNN did their poll of the State of the Union viewers, which you mentioned, going up 10% that was tilted plus 13 Republican. But they only 38% had a very positive reaction to it. That's less than Trump got in his 2018 State of the Union, 41% for Biden in 2022, 48% for Obama in 2021 and 2020, 2010, then 48% for Trump in 2018. Lots of lies, you know, about the amount of investment and what the costs are doing, more Americans working today, etc. But the most important thing that he said, and Democrats are laser focused on this, is that he said Democrats cheat. The cheating is rampant in our elections. Their policy is so bad that the only way they can get elected is to cheat. That is laying the groundwork for subverting a free and fair election. He's already said, I'm sending ice to the polls. They're going to have pol watchers. There are teams of lawyers thought there

Jesse Waters (10:56)

wasn't going to be an election. That's what Gavin Newsom said.

Dana Perino (10:59)

It doesn't. Jesse, it just doesn't matter. It will be a January 6th. If it's.

Jesse Waters (11:04)

It doesn't matter.

Dana Perino (11:04)

We're going to have the midterms Democratic.

Jessica Tarlov (11:07)

Right.

Dana Perino (11:07)

But if it is close, if it is not the 30 seats that some people think is possible, if it's just a few seats. Mike Johnson held Congressman Graham out of her seat for two months. He was an architect of January six. You think that that man is going to seat these people when Trump is out?

Kayleigh McEnany (11:24)

I want to get.

Dana Perino (11:26)

We can only win if we cheat. It is.

Jesse Waters (11:28)

It's why we need voter id.

Kayleigh McEnany (11:30)

And I think you're taking him out of context.

Dana Perino (11:32)

It was not the Save Act.

Kayleigh McEnany (11:34)

Greg, I want to get to you, but he was about passing the Save America Act. He was laying the groundwork for that. Greg.

Greg Gutfeld (11:39)

Yeah, I was just checking on something. I don't know if Trump lied about the killer of Irena. I'm not sure about that, but at least we know that he knew her name. I can't remember. I can't remember what. What?

Dana Perino (11:54)

Everyone was upset about that. That was not.

Greg Gutfeld (11:56)

I'm talking about Lakeland Riley, you know, remember? What did he call her? Lincoln Riley. Yeah. The only reason why you guys know about these victims is because we have to throw it in your face and it's. And you notice it when he makes a mistake. Oh, my God. He lied about the heinous killer. Who's the villain here? I have to give credit where credit su. At least these Democrats, you know, showed up. There were 70, like Jesse said, that were missing. I don't know where they were at a Red Roof Inn playing, I don't know, quarters with Kamala. But they work for us. Yeah, that's their job. Like, what else do you do? You know, they have other things, you know, they see enough of Trump bs, man. That would be like me skipping the five because I found out Shannon Bream is in for Dana. You know, it's like just because I don't get along with somebody doesn't mean I just like Skip. Oh, I'm not gonna do the show because of. No, I get paid to be here. That's actually the fact that they think they can do that shows you how little respect they have for the American people. It was almost two hours long, this thing. I felt like Trump is like a maitre d at a restaurant who is so proud of the specials that he's gonna go through them no matter whether you like. I got the veal scallopini, I got the lobster thermidor, I got the quail. Surfing turf if you need to lo Wade, we got the Cobb salad and Ilhan, we have some goat on the menu. He's just proud of everything. And this is the consequence of having so many successes. It's easier just to have one or two, or in Biden's case, have none and just lie. But he's had a mind numbing amount, whether it's a crime, the border, economy, foreign policy. It's incredible. The equation for me is simple. The angrier and more sullen than Dems are, the more effective and successful Trump's policies are. It's almost like watching that carnival game where you take a large mallet and you hit the. Hit the le and it rings a bell. It's like anything Trump says. His success is measured by this explosion of envy and resentment that you see on the other side. That every instance, Dems become like the villain. In the climax of a movie where the hero saves the town and gets the girl, the evil conspirator is glaring from a police car window. Sometimes at the end, he'll smile and go, you know what? Maybe he is right after all. But they never will. Trump's figured out the secret sauce. If you want to do America right and own the libs, just succeed. Because the Dems hate your success and will reveal their dark hearts by not applauding the good things you do. So you help the country. You own the libs. It's like a win, win. Last, I have to point out Ilhan Omar. She repulses me and I'm trying to find out why. Because she's not unattractive. She has an unusual amount and kind of anger. She has no right to that level of rage in the United States of America, the country who gave her corrupt ass a new life. It's not like she's a homeless Vietnam vet who can't get services and should be enraged at the government. She should be kissing the ground she walks on instead of spitting on it. And her anger also reminds me of the Radical who, given power would destroy you, she would show no mercy for you if you were below her. Like, the look on her face is somebody who would step on your neck instead of giving you a hand. And that is not the kind of person we should have in our leadership. It's not the type of person we should have in this country. And if we find out that she screwed up on her immigration stuff, she's

Kayleigh McEnany (15:32)

gotta go, yeah, she should be thanking President Trump for finding fraud in her district because it's a positive thing. All right, coming up next, the stunning patriotic moment that's driving the Democrats nuts. President Trump honors America's hockey heroes.

Dana Perino (15:57)

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Jesse Waters (16:02)

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Greg Gutfeld (16:07)

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Jesse Waters (16:09)

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Jessica Tarlov (16:19)

So one of the big moments, the biggest maybe you could say of the night, President Trump bringing down the house by giving America's Team USA Hockey heroes their due. Watch.

Donald Trump (16:28)

People are asking me, please, please, please, Mr. President, we're winning too much. We can't take it anymore. And I say, no, no, no, you're going to win again. You're going to win big. You're going to win bigger than ever. And to prove that point, to prove that point, here with us tonight is a group of winners who just made the entire nation proud. The men's gold medal Olympic hockey team. Come on in. That's the first time I've ever seen them get up. And actually not all of them did

Jessica Tarlov (17:07)

get up, but some folks in the media were not feeling the patriotic spirit.

Kayleigh McEnany (17:12)

No one is against USA and our

Jessica Tarlov (17:14)

athletes and our Olympic athletes, they should

Kayleigh McEnany (17:16)

not be used as political props, though,

Jessica Tarlov (17:19)

and frankly allow themselves to be used as political props.

Kayleigh McEnany (17:22)

It is very clear why the President did this. What is unclear to me is why the men's hockey team allowed themselves to be utilized in this particular class.

Jessica Tarlov (17:33)

Greg. I don't think they felt like they were being utilized. Jesse and I had a great opportunity to meet a couple of them that were on Bret Bear show last night. They're making America so happy and they're so nice.

Greg Gutfeld (17:43)

Things, you know, things could be a prop and still be awesome. Like this mug that I have. Like this mug that I have. But something is a proposal when it doesn't describe a truth or it ascribes itself to some kind of ideology. Something dishonest about this patriotism. Everybody loves this team. There's nothing dishonest about embracing an American victory. We can all do that. I did enjoy the glum faces among those who couldn't join in, but I get it because they aren't the ones in charge. They wish they could do it. But the fact that, see, Democrats, they use more props than Carrot Top. Happy birthday. By the way, did you see who Ro Khanna brought?

Kayleigh McEnany (18:27)

No.

Greg Gutfeld (18:27)

Haley Robson. Do you know who Hayley Robson. This was his prop. He pretended that she was a victim of Epstein, when in fact she was connected to Epstein because she worked with him. She would recruit young girls at $200 a pop in rural areas and she would compare herself to Heidi Fleiss. That is not a victim. But Ro Khanna thought, well, she's attached to Epstein. I'm gonna bring her in and that's gonna really. That's gonna be it. That is an actual prop. So this. We didn't invent this stuff. The Dems have been doing it for a while. He should be super ashamed of this because he says some really. You know, he also did what he. There were four innocent guys he mentioned on the floor of the Congress, but he. He believes that props are preferable over truth. And that is actually a true prop. That's not. I give props to that prop. The hockey team.

Jessica Tarlov (19:22)

There was this headline in the New York times, Jesse, the U.S. men's Olympic Hockey team won gold and then lost the room. I guess there are people that are unhappy. I don't think they're unhappy. The team. I guess it's about the women's team.

Jesse Waters (19:36)

Yeah, they're all writers.

Jessica Tarlov (19:37)

The women's team is coming, right?

Jesse Waters (19:39)

Let me tell you a story about Lenny named Lenny Skutnik. He was A CBO official, 28 years old in Washington, D.C. 1982, there was a plane crash.

Greg Gutfeld (19:51)

Boom.

Jesse Waters (19:52)

Went down in the Potomac. Lenny dove into the water, saved a woman, rescued her from drowning. Two weeks later, Ronald Reagan invites Lenny to the State of the Union, tells the story, he stands up and everybody claps. And that became. That began the pattern of people bringing Lenny's to the State of the Union. And for four decades, both parties have clapped for each side's Lenny's until Trump was president. Then it's like the black kid with cancer. Then it's the hockey team. That has always been the history of the American people coming together and clapping for these people. We have not changed. The Democrats have tds. That's the problem.

Jessica Tarlov (20:37)

And it's Wednesday. It's not even tds.

Jesse Waters (20:39)

Not even tds. Tuesday, Thursday, I Think that's DEI Thursday.

Dana Perino (20:43)

Oh, I apologize. I. I thought it was a great moment. I was glad to see the bipartisan clapping. I remain super excited about the men and women's hockey teams. I do think that that phone call and the joke, as if we're still in the 1950s, did not hit right. And I think that it is your job as the most important person in the world, the leader of our country, to congratulate all the winners and to not single out one team for it. He said that they're coming. I don't think there's been any official confirmation that they will, but it's clear that there's having a. There is a real impact on the players themselves. Jeremy Swayman, who was on the team, he said we should have reacted differently. We know that. We are so excited to the women for the women's team. We have so much respect for the women's team. And women won more gold medals at this Olympics than the men did. They won eight of the 12 gold medals and 61% of all the medals overall. And it's the sixth consecutive Olympics where female athletes have won more medals than the men. So there is a reason that they should have been up there with that, that they should have gotten a Congress. Women themselves.

Jessica Tarlov (21:52)

So they're not offended.

Dana Perino (21:53)

Well, they're.

Greg Gutfeld (21:55)

Why you white knight? Why do you have to white knight for strong women?

Dana Perino (22:00)

I'm just explaining to you how people could be offended by this. And there are women who I.

Kayleigh McEnany (22:05)

But if the hockey players are watching,

Dana Perino (22:07)

you think it's completely fair.

Greg Gutfeld (22:09)

Losers if they're not themselves, the actual athletes, people who are offended by something that happens to somebody else is a.

Dana Perino (22:15)

Have you listened to every interview with athletes? Because I saw one of them where she didn't sound too happy about it.

Greg Gutfeld (22:20)

I'm too busy helping the poor.

Jessica Tarlov (22:22)

That's right. One thing I think that's interesting, and I know that the press tries not, you know, they sat on their hands. They didn't clap even if they really wanted to, because I think the camera's on them and they think, are they going to get in trouble? They're not supposed to clap for the Republicans or the Democrats. But I feel bad for, like, they could have clapped for the hockey team.

Kayleigh McEnany (22:39)

Stand and clap. I mean, presumably they're not clapping because they don't want to be perceived as on the left or the right. Right. But presumably you're all on Team USA if you're an American reporter. So stand and clap. But the press that's surrounding them and I'm not saying all of them because some of them were probably following longstanding tradition and didn't want to stand. But for some of them, like the New York Times headline writer, what are you doing? You've politicized these young men. These young men think about the 48 hours they've had. They win the gold. They're chugging beer in the locker room with the FBI director, which they think is amazing, until the press swoops in and criticizes them. Then they go to Miami and they're singing courtesy of the red, white and blue Toby Keith. Then they go to the White House and they're criticized because they walk out to Free Bird and go into the Oval Office and meet the commander in chief, the leader of the free world. These guys have been having fun and I love what one of them said when approached. He said, why are you all so negative? Why? I mean, they're just stunned by the press. They're having fun. It's contagious, it's joyful, it's exciting. Stand and clap.

Jessica Tarlov (23:35)

And they are back to work tonight. I think there's games happening.

Greg Gutfeld (23:38)

Isn't that become the reoccurring narrative in the last couple of years? Fun versus people who don't want to have fun.

Kayleigh McEnany (23:43)

Yes. Bingo.

Jessica Tarlov (23:44)

All right. And girls, Jessica just want to have fun. Coming up next, giraffes, frogs and Abigail Spamberger. What the Democrats responses stated the Union was all over the place if you got a chance.

Jesse Waters (24:12)

Democrats are in a state of delusion. Dana's old favorite, the so called moderate Abigail Spanberger giving the rebuttal to Trump's State of the Union. And she got absolutely mogged by dueling resistance rallies featuring a guy in a giraffe costume, a bunch of anti fascist frogs and Joy Reid going acapella.

Jessica Tarlov (24:45)

Tonight, I defy Trump and his authoritarian project by standing in joyful, radical, peaceful resistance with the Portland Frog Brigade.

Jesse Waters (24:58)

And to press this country.

Donald Trump (25:02)

I stuck at the border. Go Trump. Go Trump.

Jesse Waters (25:07)

But somehow the clowns in the liberal media were even worse. Watch.

Jessica Tarlov (25:11)

He ended up slowing down a lot

Jesse Waters (25:13)

and particularly slowing down markedly for long stretches of the speech that were essentially sort of violence porn.

Jessica Tarlov (25:22)

I was physically ill from it and more nauseous than usual watching him. He utilized almost like these game show type moments. There was the gross violent pornography part of it.

Greg Gutfeld (25:35)

And I was also just struck, frankly, it's pretty boring.

Jesse Waters (25:40)

Can you describe what they're talking about? Violence, porn. Jessica, what was it?

Greg Gutfeld (25:45)

But I have some on my phone.

Jesse Waters (25:47)

What are they talking?

Dana Perino (25:47)

Stop sending me that stuff. You know how Trump, he likes to describe crimes and brutal stuff in detail, and it gets a little gory. So they called it violence porn. I thought Abigail Spanberger did a really great job. And she was short and to the point. She was in Colonial Williamsburg, important setting. And she did this thing that I thought was smart. Let me ask the American people three questions. Is the president working to make your life more affordable for you and your family? The American public say no about this number two question. Some people would say yes to this. One I wouldn't. But is the president working to keep Americans safe at home and abroad? There would be some who would say yes. Three, is the president working for you? And survey after survey show that 70% of the American public says that Donald Trump has the wrong priorities and that he's not working on the issues that matter, which is affordability. He's focused on other things. I thought it was really smart framing. She talks about his corruption. That's obviously a theme for Democrats to be talking about, that he's made 4 billion since he got back into office. I thought it was a great rebuttal.

Jesse Waters (26:50)

Okay, what about you? Did you think the. Forget about Spamberger. We're going to leave her for Dana. What about the frogs?

Kayleigh McEnany (26:57)

Yeah, the frogs. Those are fun to watch. So the Frog Brigade. I had the unfortunate experience before joining you, tuning into this live, and the first thing I see when I go to, I think it was like, defiance something, was John Tester, a former senator in a frog cap, shouting, impeach the son of a beast. Okay. And I thought to myself, is this parody? And then I thought, no, this is indeed a former United States senator in a frog hat. Google the picture. Then I see the Frog Brigade, which you're looking at, and I'm like, what does this even mean, the Frog Brigade? It looks like you're watching Sesame Street. And then I thought to myself, who the Democrats need to win are young men. Young men flock to President Trump. Is this what the Joe Rogan crowd is going to be attracted to? I think not. I think you set yourself back a few steps by putting these in the Frog Brigade out instead of someone who can appeal to young men who you need to win desperately.

Jesse Waters (27:50)

And what was with the Joy Reid singing, Greg? I didn't understand what was going on there.

Greg Gutfeld (27:55)

Well, I think that's a good question. But first, I want to just address those questions that Jessica said. That was a good framing. There was no context to it. Each sentence should begin compared to a Democrat, you know, when a man is being Chased by a bear. You don't have to outrun the bear, just your spouse. And like, as long as you're against Democrats, you don't have to be perfect. You just have to be better than them, and that's easy. Joy Reid is now singing for Spare Change. And it's amazing how once the power of the mainstream media, the corrupt press is removed, you see where these people naturally rest in the scheme of things. Whether it's Acosta, Don Lemon, Joy Reid, Katie Couric, John Harwood, they all just. You see them for what they are. And it is a reminder that the mainstream media laughed at you for pointing out the ideological bent of this talent. Oh, no, these are objective journalists. They're professionals. But then when you strip away the actual power that they have, man, they're as left wing as you will come. And onto Spamberger, I will take a giraffe or a frog over span burger. And I'll tell you why their costumes are obvious. She pulled off a Biden. She won by being. By wearing the costume of the sensible moderate. But once she got in, she stripped off the Joe Manchin skin suit and revealed a 2026 wokester. There's nothing she objects to, from tranching kids to targeting ice. I'd rather have a frog for governor than her. At least you could kiss a frog. And. And maybe it'll turn into something else.

Jessica Tarlov (29:40)

Oh, a prince for you.

Greg Gutfeld (29:42)

Or a princess. Straight as they come. Dana,

Jesse Waters (29:47)

I somehow feel that you were responsible.

Donald Trump (29:50)

Yes.

Jesse Waters (29:50)

Abigail Spamberger. A little bit. A little bit.

Kayleigh McEnany (29:53)

I don't know.

Jessica Tarlov (29:54)

Okay, so I gave Jesse credit the other night. Yes. Last night. Was that just last night? It's so true. They find these Democratic women who served in the military or served in the. She was a CIA officer. And then they say, like, oh, this is the person we should run, because this is the person who could win enough Democrats and win independents so they could pull a coalition together. And on day one in office, they'll do things like say, we will not cooperate with ice. We're going to raise your taxes. We're going to do X, Y and Z. So the best thing that happened to her last night is it was utterly forgettable. A lot of these things go badly and you remember them.

Greg Gutfeld (30:30)

True.

Jessica Tarlov (30:30)

And it's hard to recover from them. Some people do very, very well in recovering from.

Jesse Waters (30:34)

Like Rubio.

Jessica Tarlov (30:35)

Yeah, like Rubio. That's a good one. She had no major gaffes, but it wasn't a home run. And like, literally nobody will remember that it happened. It'll be like a trivia contest in the future. We'll say, who gave the response in 2026? And then I'll win that contest because I will remember. But the underlying dynamic for all of these things that we're talking about is that the Democrats are torn between doing normal things like going to the State of the Union and standing for the hockey team and saying, yes, we agree that you should protect American citizens. But then they're torn with their online base that wants to watch dancing frogs. And so this is all happening at the time when in this past week has been very interesting to see these pieces from Democrats saying mayors and governors in blue cities and states have got to get their act together. Your governance is terrible. The pensions aren't working, the trash isn't being picked up. People don't want to live there, et cetera.

Greg Gutfeld (31:29)

So this guy licked the toad.

Jessica Tarlov (31:32)

Well, what is he doing here? Choking giraffe. I mean, that's, that is pretty something. That's, that's a different kind of porn.

Jesse Waters (31:39)

That's right.

Jessica Tarlov (31:40)

Animal porn.

Jesse Waters (31:41)

And he'll be on Jesse Waters primetime tonight.

Greg Gutfeld (31:43)

Yes.

Jesse Waters (31:43)

Coming up next, cops are mad that Zoran didn't back the blue in a big snowball fight. What's love Got to do, Got to do it.

Greg Gutfeld (32:03)

What's love?

Dana Perino (32:05)

New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani is facing controversy over the way he responded to two NYPD officers who were pelted with snowballs and ice. Those officers have been treated at the hospital for facial lacerations. Mayor Mamdani playing in office, kids having a harmless snowball fight, but at the same time telling people to respect the office officers. Here's the mayor earlier today, I've said

Greg Gutfeld (32:27)

that what I saw was a snowball fight.

Donald Trump (32:28)

It should be treated accordingly.

Greg Gutfeld (32:29)

It was one that got out of hand, but that's what it was. So I'm not going to be banning snowball fights or organized snowball fights.

Dana Perino (32:39)

Dana, I want to come to you on this. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has called it criminal and disgraceful. What was going on in Washington Square Park? What is your feeling?

Jessica Tarlov (32:50)

Well, when I first saw it, I was like, oh, at first, like when they were just, like hitting the cars, I was like, oh, that doesn't look great, but also harmless. And then I saw this video and I thought, that's horrible. What really bothers me about it is one, the police officers are super dignified. They're walking along and Greg's gonna explain more to me. But I was asked today by a friend, why didn't they fight Back. And this is somebody who lived, grew up somewhere else, another country. And I said, oh, well, it's. Cause it's a snowball. Like, you have to be respectful. He goes, no, but if you are, if you think your life's in danger, you can push back if you're a police. I said, yes, I know. So maybe that is where all of this comes down. The other thing that really bothers me is that it's like a mob and that none of those other guys that are throwing snowballs stand up and say, hey, don't do that. No, stop that. To the cops guys.

Kayleigh McEnany (33:37)

None of them.

Jessica Tarlov (33:38)

They all like, went after the cops. And that was very chilling. So the mayor did better with street cleanup.

Dana Perino (33:45)

Yeah.

Jessica Tarlov (33:45)

And then he absolutely fell on his face on this one.

Dana Perino (33:49)

Greg, you have something to explain to us about fighting back.

Greg Gutfeld (33:52)

I don't know where she got the idea, but I will. I just wish we could stop expanding the category of teens. These are like adult men who should be working and hey, let's have a snowball fight. And they get high. And that's what they do. Because that's what we have in New York. And there's nothing, in my opinion, there's nothing more winterly fun than facial lacerations. But I was thinking about this question. Let's say you're not a cop and you're walking with your mother or your wife or whoever, and this happens, you know, there's some straight. There's a bunch of strange men maliciously throwing snowballs at you. What actually can you do? If a snowball isn't construed as a weapon, it's not a knife or a gun, but it could have like rocks or ice in it. How do you, like, how do you do it so you don't go to jail or you're not the one that is guilty of something. So I decided a snowball fight is like sex. To be acceptable, it has to be consensual. And clearly this wasn't consensual. So in a situation where they are attacking you, you have a right to respond also in a non consensual manner, which means you grab their butts or their balls and you just twist. You twist as hard as you can. And no, you know, but if they didn't ask for my consent, why should I ask for theirs?

Dana Perino (35:19)

I'm desperately afraid of going to Jesse. I figure, I don't. He's gonna go back to the sex if I go to Kaylee. So just go ahead.

Greg Gutfeld (35:27)

What do you think of my idea?

Kayleigh McEnany (35:29)

Jesse?

Jesse Waters (35:29)

Sometimes no means yes. No, I'm kidding. Sometimes no means no.

Donald Trump (35:34)

The.

Jesse Waters (35:37)

Listen, a bunch of kids were having a snowball fight in the park.

Jessica Tarlov (35:41)

They're not kids, okay?

Jesse Waters (35:43)

People were throwing snowballs at each other, all right? And the cops walked right in the middle of it. What do you think is going to happen? They're going to throw the snowballs at the cops.

Jessica Tarlov (35:52)

What?

Jesse Waters (35:53)

Okay, it's disrespectful. It's not a nice thing to do to the cops. The cops handled it perfectly. But if I was a cop, and there was a bunch of people throwing snowballs at each other in the middle of a park, I would not walk right in the middle of the snowball fight. And I'm sorry. They got facial lacerations, and I hope they recover again.

Jessica Tarlov (36:14)

Anyway, can you get them an appointment at that spa?

Donald Trump (36:17)

Yeah.

Dana Perino (36:18)

Do you think this causes further damage to the relationship between Mamdani and the police? Which has been tense?

Kayleigh McEnany (36:24)

Yes. I mean, I did see Mamdani giving a live press conference in which he said, school will be in tomorrow. Feel free to throw snowballs at me. So maybe he really just did think this was a snowball fight. Giving him the benefit of the doubt. There's Kathy Hochul. I just want to praise her for a moment. She had the right response. Our NYPD officers put themselves on the line to protect us every day. It is never acceptable to throw anything at a police officer, full stop. So rare. Praise for Democrats.

Jessica Tarlov (36:46)

These are not kids. You wouldn't shove a kid.

Jesse Waters (36:48)

Were they breaking up a snowball fight?

Jessica Tarlov (36:50)

No.

Jesse Waters (36:51)

Well, then why are they walking?

Kayleigh McEnany (36:53)

It might be the only place where they can walk.

Jesse Waters (36:55)

They're patrolling a snowball fight. Okay, well, they have to be at the park. Guys, come on.

Dana Perino (37:01)

You want more cops on the street? There are more cops on the street. Coming up next.

Jesse Waters (37:03)

Next.

Dana Perino (37:04)

Is Kamala running?

Donald Trump (37:16)

Hey, it's Sterling K. Brown from the Hulu original series Paradise. The next chapter begins as Xavier's search for his wife takes him above ground.

Dana Perino (37:24)

And what he finds will change everything.

Jessica Tarlov (37:26)

It was never just about the bunker.

Donald Trump (37:29)

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Greg Gutfeld (37:46)

Welcome back. Kamala Harris could be ordering up another round. Roll it.

Dana Perino (37:50)

Hugo, will you run again?

Jessica Tarlov (37:54)

I haven't decided.

Dana Perino (37:56)

You're still thinking about it.

Jessica Tarlov (37:58)

I might.

Greg Gutfeld (38:00)

All right, Jessica, given that she might. Or she's thinking about doing it again, what flaws? Because we talk about this all the time, we never get anywhere. What flaws will she need to honestly confront and Repair. And we could rehab her here on the five if we give her the right advice.

Dana Perino (38:17)

She does like the show. Remember that.

Greg Gutfeld (38:20)

She loves me. She can't deny my brooding sexuality.

Dana Perino (38:23)

I've actually heard that that is not the case. Sorry to break it to you. I know you guys. You thought you had something special. Listen, right now, everyone is jockeying for their spot in the poly market. Odds. And this keeps all of that alive. I. I don't think that she's running, but I think that she likes being at the top or, you know, close with Gavin Newsom at the top.

Greg Gutfeld (38:45)

Poly stands for people of low intelligence. Dana, what advice would you. I mean, Jessica didn't answer the question. If she's gonna do it again, what flaws does she need to confront?

Jessica Tarlov (38:55)

I mean, so many of them, I guess. Yeah, all the flaws.

Greg Gutfeld (39:00)

All the flaws.

Jessica Tarlov (39:01)

Could answer, like, 20 seconds. Like, all the flaws. I don't know. This feels to me like the Bill Maher segments. We just keep doing them over and over again, and it's the same one over and over again.

Jesse Waters (39:09)

I mean, I would just off the top of my head, say she has to distinguish herself from Biden. She never did it. That's what sank her on the View. So that's number one. Number two, she has to explain the border. And if she does win the presidency, you have to say, I'm not going to blow it wide open like I did last time. And she also just has to speak with confidence.

Greg Gutfeld (39:28)

All right?

Kayleigh McEnany (39:28)

She's always very serious. She is running.

Jesse Waters (39:30)

What did you want me to say? She can't make up her mind because she's a woman. Oh, that's what you expect me to say?

Kayleigh McEnany (39:36)

She is running. She's number one in the polls. She's running. She's got an ego.

Greg Gutfeld (39:39)

All right, one more thing's up next.

Kayleigh McEnany (39:50)

Well, it's time now for One more thing.

Jessica Tarlov (39:52)

Dana, we had a funny moment last night because Kate was looking at my social media. Anybody following Punch the Monkey? Well, apparently the algorithm thinks that I like Punch the Monkey so much that this is the only thing that shows up in my feed. There's one thing of Percy, and the rest of it is Punch the Monkey. I do love him, and he is making some friends. In case anybody was wondering how it's going.

Kayleigh McEnany (40:10)

Great.

Greg Gutfeld (40:11)

It's weird. On my feed, Punch the Monkey is something totally different. Anyway, tonight we got a great show. Tim is back. Jamie Lisso, Representative Dan Crenshaw. Sherrod Small. Look at that lineup, Jesse.

Jesse Waters (40:26)

All right, real quick. Bill gates, secrets revealed, 8:00pm Eastern Jessica, I can't even.

Kayleigh McEnany (40:32)

You'll be tuning in. What?

Dana Perino (40:33)

That is microchipping, people. Traffic came to a standstill in southwest Florida when a road cow was spotted sprinting down a busy highway. Deputies, street and state troopers halted cars as the cow's owner rode in and lassoed him.

Kayleigh McEnany (40:47)

Oh, I love that. I wanted to be a cow when I grew up, when I was little. I like that one a lot.

Greg Gutfeld (40:52)

But you were on the View, so it was close.

Kayleigh McEnany (40:54)

Oh, my gosh, Greg, you're so.

Jesse Waters (40:56)

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Greg Gutfeld (41:01)

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